Big Brother: Summer 2012 Ratings (Thursdays)

Published: September 15, 2012

It’s hard to believe that this is the 14th season of Julie Chen and Big Brother. Will this year’s “all-star” coach twist bring in higher ratings for CBS?

Here are the TV show’s ratings for Thursday editions of the Summer 2012 season, the best way to tell if Big Brother is going to be cancelled or renewed for season 15. Big Brother typically airs on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday nights on the CBS network.

Thursday, 09/13/12
2.0 in the demo (-13% episode-to-episode change) with 5.75 million.Season averages: 2.15 in the demo with 5.99 million.

Thursday, 09/06/12
2.3 in the demo (+16% episode-to-episode change) with 6.20 million.Season averages: 2.17 in the demo with 6.01 million.

Thursday, 08/30/12
1.9 in the demo (-17% episode-to-episode change) with 5.45 million.Season averages: 2.15 in the demo with 5.99 million.

Thursday, 08/23/12
2.3 in the demo (+5% episode-to-episode change) with 6.28 million.Season averages: 2.19 in the demo with 6.07 million.

Thursday, 08/16/12
2.2 in the demo (+22% episode-to-episode change) with 6.13 million.Season averages: 2.17 in the demo with 6.03 million.

Thursday, 08/09/12
1.8 in the demo (-10% episode-to-episode change) with 5.03 million.Season averages: 2.16 in the demo with 6.01 million.

Thursday, 08/02/12
2.0 in the demo (-9% episode-to-episode change) with 5.46 million.Season averages: 2.25 in the demo with 6.26 million.

Thursday, 07/26/12
2.2 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 6.11 million.Season averages: 2.33 in the demo with 6.52 million.

Thursday, 07/19/12
2.2 in the demo (-15% episode-to-episode change) with 6.27 million.Season averages: 2.40 in the demo with 6.72 million.

Thursday, 07/12/12
2.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.18 million total viewers.Season averages: 2.60 in the demo with 7.18 million.

Compared to last season’s Big Brother debut, CBS was down slightly; by 7% in the demo (vs. a 2.8 rating) and down by 9% in viewership (vs 7.89 million).

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

What do you think? Do you like the Big Brother TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a 15th season?